Candy or like box.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNST A. G, BIERWIRTH, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

CANDY OR LIKE BOX.

Application filed February 5, 1915.

To all ywhom t may concern Be it known that I, ERNST A. G. BIER- WIRTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements rin Candy or like Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to candy or like boxes, and has for its principal object to provide a box wherein candy or the like may be contained in separate receptacles or trays, and wherein the trays may be moved to open or closed position to expose or inclose the contents of all of the trays without disturbing the contents of either.

In accomplishing this object I have provided the details of structure hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a perspective view of a box constructed according to my invention, when opened. Fig. II is a perspective view of the same when closed; a part of the cover being broken away for better illustration. F ig. III is a detail perspective showing the manner of hinging the upper receptacles to the side members.

Referring more in detail to the drawings 1 designates a box constructed according to my invention and comprising a rectangular base member 2 made of a suitable cardboard or the like, on which is glued or otherwise permanently secured a strip 3. The strip 3 is slightly shorter than the base 2 and has free side members 4 which extend beyond the side edges of the base 2 and are hinged to the fixed portion so that they may be swung upwardly to form side members by which the upper receptacles (later described) are supported when the box is opened. Permanently mounted on the base parts 2 3, is a receptacle 5 of slightly smaller dimensions than the base 2, allowing the side wings 4t to be folded vertically along its sides.

Secured to each of the hinged side members and parallel with the edges thereof is an angular strip 7 a face 8 of the said strip Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

serial No. 6,273.

being permanently glued to the side member 4 and the adjacent face 9 being held substantially at right angles therewith by the triangular end pieces in such a manner that when the said side members 4 are folded vertically the face 9 will closely overlie the receptacle 5.

Hinged to the outer edges of the faces 9 are lips 10 which are secured to the base members of the upper receptacles 12-12; the said receptacles being of slightly greater length than the lower receptacle and of half the width, in order that the two may seat on the lower receptacle and within the side members 4 when the box is closed.

The upper receptacles are so hinged to the members 7 that as the side members 4 are unfolded the upper receptacles are carried outwardly and the contents of the lower receptacle exposed.

In order to retain the upper receptacles in their horizontal position when the box is opened or closed, I provide each of the said parts with a cord 18, the ends of which emerge from the lower inner corners thereof and are secured to the base part of the lower receptacle 5. The outer ends of the cord are of such length as to allow the box to be freely opened or closed but retain the upper receptacles in a horizontal position at all times. The box is also provided with a suitable cover 15 which incloses all of the receptacles and seats on the extended edges of the base 2.

In using the box, presuming it to be con` structed as described, each of the separate receptacles may contain a different kind of flavor of confectionery, or should the box contain but one kind, the separate receptacles will afford protection thereto by preventing mashing, and also add to the attractiveness of the box.

The box is easily opened simply by unfolding the side members which carry the upper receptacles outward and expose the contents of each part, and so that a person may make a selection from either rece tacle without disturbing the contents o the others.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. The combination with a base receptacle, of a pivotally mounted support located exteriorly to the base receptacle and mov able laterally toward and from the base receptacle, an upper receptacle pivotall)7 mounted on said support, and means conneoting the upperyand base reeeptaelevswfor anchoring the upper' receptacle 'to induce movement thereof parallel with the base re-A ceptaele.

2. AboX comprising albase, a receptacle, a wing hingedly connected wto said receptacle, a strip on said wingfand a`t'ray piv'- otally mounted on the strip and adaptedv for movement therewith to Yopen or close' theA receptacle. i

3LV A box'conprising anbase, a,receptaele,Y1 a wing hingedly` Connectedto 'Said'. tacle, astrip onsaidlvvi'ng, a traypivotally mounted on the 'stripan'd adapted formovement therewith to lopen or close 'thejie ceptaele,l and means for'kanehoringfthe Vtray to retain parallel relation( tliere'pf with'A *the receptacle. 4Q 1Alboxcomprising a basel receptacle1 a wing hingedly` conneted' to and vadapted* for foldingnagainstn Ath'e'side of the `eeepf tae'le, a strip 'on said.'Winglyadaptedzfor lying over the' resepcabl, and mvingabie otal edge "lip, yand yatrayl mounted ongsaizd e lip 'and adapted for'lying flaton thestrip,vk when' the parts are"in closedI position.

5. A bo'X comprising a basereeeptalelema wing .hingedly connected (to ""andlald'ar'pted forl folding `themsi'de ofrftihe tae'le, a'strip; ohffsaidfwiiigadapted for lying; ove'rtli'e receptale andl havifiglgl al pivotalx edge lip2 a tray mounted nfsaid lip arilfV adapte `2for; lyiyn a't `olif tleA stripl wlvien` theparts areiin osed ipofsition; andan chor connected .with arf iniii' 'portion'ozf'tlfi'e4 Copies of this partent may be yobtainedlfox' ve cents each, by`

ceptaolessupported above vsaid lower refe'epf tacle, and Yhaving:hinged'v connection with said folding side members, for the purpose set forth.

"81 A boX comprising a baseemember, a strip secured on said base member'having side membersv hingedly secured thereto, a lowervreeeptaole seeured on said strip .bef tween said side members, a wing4 secured to each of said side members longitudinally thereofV andk having an outturned `v`face' at right angles to said Isidei members, upper 4rel` ceptaele's supported above lsaid lower reeep! taelej'and having hingedeonnection withfsaid out/turned wstripgand `a 'cord secured to the basemember'ad to said upper reeeptacles;

for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I .afligr my sigria-` ture in presencevof two Witnesses.Y

ERNST A. G. BIERWRTH.

Witnesses G. L BinnwmTH, R. F. THOMAS,

addressing the IComm1s1oner of Patents, 

